Microelectronic device with integrated energy source
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-029/80
H01L-029/66
출원번호
UP-0259567
(2005-10-25)
등록번호
US-7557433
(2009-07-15)
발명자
/ 주소
McCain, Joseph H.
대리인 / 주소
Haynes and Boone LLP
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5인용 특허 :
108
초록▼
An apparatus including an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including an antenna, an energy supply and an integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip is electrically coupled to the antenna and the energy supply. A materi
An apparatus including an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including an antenna, an energy supply and an integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip is electrically coupled to the antenna and the energy supply. A material substantially encloses the electronic device.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including: an antenna; an energy supply; an integrated circuit chip electrically coupled to the antenna and the energy supply; and an energy h
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including: an antenna; an energy supply; an integrated circuit chip electrically coupled to the antenna and the energy supply; and an energy harvesting device configured to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the energy supply; and a material substantially enclosing the electronic device. 2. An apparatus, comprising: an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including: an antenna; a solid state energy supply; a microcontroller integrated circuit chip electrically coupled to the antenna and the solid state energy supply; an energy harvesting device configured to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy, the energy harvesting device being electrically coupled to the solid state energy supply and being electrically coupled to the microcontroller integrated circuit chip via the solid state energy supply; and a material substantially enclosing the electronic device. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the electronic device is configured for substantially autonomous operation. 4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip is configured to be operationally reconfigured in response to electrical signals wirelessly communicated via the antenna. 5. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the integrated circuit chip includes networking circuitry associated with the antenna. 6. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the solid state energy supply is a multi-layered, electrochemical battery. 7. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the electronic device is not physically tethered to an electrical energy source that is external to the material. 8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the multi-layered, electrochemical battery is rechargeable. 9. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip includes environmental sensory circuitry configured to perform at least one of detection and communication of a characteristic associated with an environment that is external to the material. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the environmental sensory circuitry includes biometric sensory circuitry configured to detect a biometric characteristic of a living animal proximate the apparatus. 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the biometric sensory circuitry is operable to receive at least one of acoustical input data and electrical impulse data. 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the apparatus is an electro-cardio-gram (ECG) apparatus. 13. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip includes wireless communications circuitry and means for communicating and transferring the characteristic between the environmental sensory circuitry and the wireless communications circuitry. 14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the wireless communications circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate via the antenna with at least one of a similarly configured wireless communication device and apparatus that is physically separated from the electronic device. 15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the electronic device is implantable in a living animal and the wireless communications circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate via the antenna with at least one of a similarly configured wireless communication device or apparatus that is external and not implanted, but is one that is coupled directly to or proximate to the living animal. 16. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the device sensory characteristic is selected from the group consisting of: a location within the environment, a composition of the environment, a temperature of the environment, a pressure of the environment, a voltage of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a current of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a resistance of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a concentration of the environment, and a viscosity of the environment. 17. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the plurality of components includes a power actuator electrically coupled to at least one of the microcontroller integrated circuit chip and the solid state energy supply and configured for at least one of electrical actuation, mechanical actuation and thermal actuation. 18. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein at least one of the plurality of components has at least one feature composition dimension other than thickness that is less than about 100 nm. 19. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising means for coupling the electronic device to a living animal in a non-life-threatening manner. 20. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the material completely encapsulates the electronic device and at least an outer surface of the material is surgically sterile and provides for collection of external device sensory stimulus. 21. An apparatus, comprising: an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including: an antenna; a solid state energy supply; and a microcontroller integrated circuit chip electrically coupled to the antenna and the solid state energy supply; and a material completely encapsulates the electronic device and at least an outer surface of the material is surgically sterile and provides for collection of external device sensory stimulus; wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip includes environmental sensory circuitry configured to perform at least one of detection and communication of a characteristic associated with an environment that is external to the material; wherein the environmental sensory circuitry includes biometric sensory circuitry configured to detect a biometric characteristic of a living animal proximate the apparatus; and wherein the biometric sensory circuitry is operable to receive at least one of acoustical input data and electrical impulse data. 22. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the electronic device is configured for substantially autonomous operation. 23. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip is functionally capable of being operationally reconfigured in response to electrical signals wirelessly communicated via the antenna. 24. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the integrated circuit chip includes networking circuitry associated with the antenna. 25. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the solid state energy supply is a multi-layered, electrochemical battery. 26. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the electronic device is not physically tethered to an electrical energy source that is external to the material. 27. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the multi-layered, electrochemical battery is rechargeable. 28. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the plurality of components includes an energy harvesting device configured to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy and is electrically coupled to the solid state energy supply and electrically coupled to the microcontroller integrated circuit chip via the solid state energy supply. 29. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the apparatus is an electro-cardio-gram (ECG) apparatus. 30. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip includes wireless communications circuitry and means for communicating and transferring the characteristic between the environmental sensory circuitry and the wireless communications circuitry. 31. The apparatus of claim 30 wherein the wireless communications circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate via the antenna with at least one of a similarly configured wireless communication device and apparatus that is physically separated. 32. The apparatus of claim 30 wherein the electronic device is implantable in a living animal and the wireless communications circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate via the antenna with at least one of a similarly configured wireless communication device or apparatus that is external and not implanted, but is one that is coupled directly to or proximate to the living animal. 33. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the characteristic is selected from the group consisting of: a location within the environment, a composition of the environment, a temperature of the environment, a pressure of the environment, a voltage of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a current of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a resistance of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a concentration of the environment, and a viscosity of the environment. 34. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the plurality of components includes a power actuator electrically coupled to at least one of the microcontroller integrated circuit chip and the solid state energy supply and configured for at least one of electrical actuation, mechanical actuation and thermal actuation. 35. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein at least one of the plurality of components has at least one feature composition dimension other than thickness that is less than about 100 nm. 36. The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising means for coupling the electronic device to a living animal in a non-life-threatening manner. 37. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the material completely encapsulates the electronic device and at least an outer surface of the material is surgically sterile and provides for collection of external device sensory stimulus. 38. An apparatus, comprising: an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including: an antenna; a solid state energy supply; a microcontroller integrated circuit chip electrically coupled to the antenna and the solid state energy supply; a power actuator electrically coupled to at least one of the microcontroller integrated circuit chip and the solid state energy supply and configured for at least one of electrical actuation, mechanical actuation and thermal actuation; and a material substantially enclosing the electronic device. 39. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the electronic device is configured for substantially autonomous operation. 40. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip is functionally capable of being operationally reconfigured in response to electrical signals wirelessly communicated via the antenna. 41. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the integrated circuit chip includes networking circuitry associated with the antenna. 42. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the solid state energy supply is a multi-layered, electrochemical battery. 43. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the electronic device is not physically tethered to an electrical energy source that is external to the material. 44. The apparatus of claim 42 the multi-layered electrochemical battery is rechargeable. 45. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the plurality of components includes an energy harvesting device configured to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy and is electrically coupled to the solid state energy supply and electrically coupled to the microcontroller integrated circuit chip via the solid state energy supply. 46. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip includes environmental sensory circuitry configured to perform at least one of detection and communication of a characteristic associated with an environment that is external to the material. 47. The apparatus of claim 46 wherein the environmental sensory circuitry includes biometric sensory circuitry configured to detect a biometric characteristic of a living animal proximate the apparatus. 48. The apparatus of claim 47 wherein the biometric sensory circuitry is operable to receive at least one of acoustical input data and electrical impulse data. 49. The apparatus of claim 48 wherein the apparatus is an electro-cardio-gram (ECG) apparatus. 50. The apparatus of claim 46 wherein the microcontroller integrated circuit chip includes wireless communications circuitry and means for communicating and transferring the characteristic between the environmental sensory circuitry and the wireless communications circuitry. 51. The apparatus of claim 50 wherein the wireless communications circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate via the antenna with at least one of a similarly configured wireless communication device and apparatus that is physically separated from the electronic device. 52. The apparatus of claim 50 wherein the electronic device is implantable in a living animal and the wireless communications circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate via the antenna with at least one of a similarly configured wireless communication device or apparatus that is external and not implanted, but is one that is coupled directly to or proximate to the living animal. 53. The apparatus of claim 46 wherein the characteristic is selected from the group consisting of: a location within the environment, a composition of the environment, a temperature of the environment, a pressure of the environment, a voltage of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a current of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a resistance of an electrical feature associated with the environment, a concentration of the environment, and a viscosity of the environment. 54. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein at least one of the plurality of components has at least one feature composition dimension other than thickness that is less than about 100 nm. 55. The apparatus of claim 38 further comprising means for coupling the electronic device to a living animal in a non-life-threatening manner. 56. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the material completely encapsulates the electronic device and at least an outer surface of the material is surgically sterile and provides for collection of external device sensory stimulus. 57. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the integrated circuit chip is disposed to overlay at least a portion of the energy supply. 58. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the integrated circuit chip is disposed to overlay at least a portion of the energy supply. 59. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the integrated circuit chip is disposed to overlay at least a portion of the energy supply.
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